History of ancient science. Discoveries of great scientists and thinkers of antiquity
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History of ancient science. Discoveries of great scientists and thinkers of antiquity
14.99 €
11.99 €
One of the world’s best historians of science, George Sarton, paints a fascinating and vivid picture of the development of mathematics, astronomy, physics, biology, medicine, as they arose in the prehistoric era and flourished in ancient Greek society. The first part of the book is devoted to the early evidence of the existence of mathematics, astronomy and other sciences, then the achievements of Egypt, Mesopotamia, the beginning of Greek civilization and the flowering of Ionian science in VI BC. This era belongs to Thales of Miletus, Anaximander, Anaximenes and Xenophanes, Pythagoras, whose teachings are given special attention. The second part opens with the flourishing of Athens in the V century BC. e. These are masterpieces of poetry, fine arts, philosophy and science. Here are Heraclitus, Anaxagoras, Parmenides, Democritus, Hippocrates, Herodotus and many others. The third part is the outstanding Greek thinkers of the IV century BC: Plato and his Academy, Aristotle, Xenophon, the school of Cynics, Stoics, skeptics, Epicureans.
Illustrations explain and decorate the narrative.
Illustrations explain and decorate the narrative.
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